Pamela Barsky Shop on Etsy makes me seriously ask myself that question. Also: how much money is too much money to spend on lots of cosmetic bags? Why am I so taken with cosmetic bags? Maybe it’s because the artist seems to understand my affinity for New York, and not in a I’ve-never-been-to-New-York-but-I-own-the-Sex-and-the-City-box-set kind of way. But in […]

Coachella, the music festival that started out fairly popular and blew up into a cultural phenomenon/beacon of basic-ness (props to this Basic Bitches’ Guide to Coachella for keeping it real), is like that tropical vacation/cruise you take with your family every few years; It’s the only time your dad ever wears a Hawaiian shirt, and you […]

If you haven’t yet downloaded Drake Shake onto your handy dandy iPhone, do it now. I don’t care how you feel about Drake–whether you love him or hate him or share Ezra Koenig’s feelings of patronizing amusement. After posting the above picture on my Instagram account, I got a handful of new followers who are […]

Can’t afford Hermes? Lusting after Celine? Don’t care about either, but like to make tacky attempts at humor? Don’t worry, guys! You can just buy a clothing item with a label that pokes fun at the established fashion houses. Buying fakes used to be a faux pas, but by buying items that say things like […]

You no longer think it’s worth it to shop at Forever 21 (and kind of question how you ever thought it was). You’re starting to see that H&M is really just Forever 21 with better branding, and you’ve stopped trying to understand the hype. Your idea of what’s “sexy” has evolved (and there’s less skin-bearing […]

Kanye West appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Wednesday night to clear the air about his beef with the late night host, his interview with BBC, and his relationship with the paparazzi. It was his words on the latter that I found amusing, not to mention honest and accurate. I mean, if it weren’t for paparazzi, how would […]